(Delayed in the Mails)
Hongkong, Feb. 4.
With the renewal of Japanese threat to invade Kwangtung, no river vessels left here to-day for Canton. There is no information as to the actual situation in the máinland, Kuling, Jan. 24.
All Kulingites will be glad to hear of the splendid meetings held here, and which have just come to a close.
At New Year the Week of Prayer was held in the Convention Hall in West Valley, and half in the Union Church. The meetings were held in the afternoons from four to five. A group met for a half hour of prayer before each meeting. Pastor Marcus Cheng of Changsha Biola Institute was the leader. No one ever presented the Gospel message more simply and winningly than he. The children flocked to sing the half hour Previous to the meeting, and stayed attentive throughout.
The music was most attractive. Miss Goa led, Miss Mei was most efficient at the organ. Miss Mostrom played the accordion. five violinists added much to the enjoyment—Mrs. Massey, Mr. Baker Paul Wen, and Rosamond Mei of Kuling and Mrs. Westley Lawton, of Kaifeng, and Dr. Tooker, played the cello. the soloists were Miss Mei, Miss Liu of Jukao and Mrs. Westley Lawton. Their songs were accompanied by the prayers of many listeners. Several hundreds attended.
Classes have been formed for study, two days in the week and another for children on Saturdays. Other items of interest are: besides the usual Chinese service at Convention Hall on Sunday mornings a Sunday School has been organized since the summer which meets at the Mediaal Hall from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. classes range in age from seven to sixteen and over, the attendance are increasing: weekly.
Three days of snow covered the hills and vales in white, each tree and shrub was dressed from root to crown. Telegraph wires were transformed to glistening lines an inch thick. The long spears of icycles hung like giant needles, even spider webs on the back porches appeared things of beauty. The thermometer dropped one day to 21 degrees. To-day planes flew over and the siren sounded.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.